The ambassador nominee underlined Greece's critical role in NATO's southern flank, making special reference to the strong defense ties between the US and Greece and to the fact that Greece is one of the countries most consistently fulfilling its obligations in the alliance related to defense expenditures.
He stressed that the Greek government is sending a message to traffickers that the passage to Greece is closingbut also to their prospective clients, showing them that their money will be wasted because it will be much harder to reach Greece by sea.
“If the trend of large boats carrying migrants persists, rest assured, we will significantly tighten the framework,” he added.
Over the past two months alone, MyCoast has received 3,000 reports—most coming from Eastern Attica, Halkidiki, and the Cyclades.
This follows reports of wildfires in other parts of Europe, including France and Spain’s Catalonia region, just weeks after a deadly early summer heatwave struck the continent.
According to the updated emergency weather bulletin issued at noon on July 4, very high temperatures are forecast in our country until Wednesday (09-07-25). The highest values (maximum values of more than 40 degrees) will occur from today (07-07-25) in the interior of mainland Greece. On Thursday (10-07-25) a significant drop in temperature is expected throughout the country.
